Within the span of 48 hours this week, I was an in-person witness to the legal profession’s divide on AI. Through a bit of karmic coincidence, I was in a room one day dominated by people who fear it as a threat, and then two days later with those who embrace it as an opportunity. I went from those who…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to unwind a challenged settlement between the Justice Department and Texas, leaving in place an agreement that critics say effectively scrapped a federal immigration policy without going through the usual notice-and-comment rulemaking process. The order does not end the underlying fight, but it preserves the settlement while the litigation continues—a meaningful procedural win for…
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Today’s legal landscape is being shaped by a cluster of significant developments across litigation, enforcement, criminal law, and legal policy. For attorneys and in-house teams, the takeaway is less about any single headline and more about the broader direction of risk: courts are continuing to define procedural and substantive limits, regulators are pressing aggressive enforcement theories, and policymakers are influencing…
Continue Reading Eight Legal Developments Shaping Litigation and Compliance on October 28, 2026

The SEC has brought an administrative enforcement action against registered investment adviser Zoe Financial, alleging the firm failed to adequately disclose conflicts of interest tied to its adviser referral program and its affiliated platform, Zoe Wealth. The case is another signal that the agency remains focused on how advisory firms and fintech platforms present compensation arrangements, affiliations, and incentives to…
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As organizations distribute information across cloud applications, collaboration platforms, mobile devices, and AI-enabled systems, responding to a DSAR requires much more than knowledge of applicable privacy laws and regulations. Organizations must know what personal data they hold, where it resides, who is responsible for it, and how it should be handled.
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The Eleventh Circuit’s October 20, 2026 decision in docket No. 25-13551 offers a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on procedural posture and standards of review as on the underlying merits. Although the caption provided here is simply “Opinion,” the court’s ruling appears to focus on how and when issues may properly be presented on appeal—and what…
Continue Reading Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Limits on Appellate Review in Opinion No. 25-13551